Primary 5 Mathematics Quiz - Geometry
Name: ______________________ Class: ____________ Date: ______________
Duration: 60 minutes Total Marks: 70 Score: __________ / 70
Instructions:
- Answer ALL 20 questions.
- Show your working clearly. Marks are awarded for correct method as well as final answers.
- Include units (∘, cm, cm2, cm3, ℓ, ml) in your final answers.
- Diagrams are not drawn to scale.
- For multiple-choice questions, write the option number (1), (2), (3) or (4) in the answer space.
Section A: Multiple Choice (Questions 1–5, 2 marks each)
Question 1.
Three angles meet at a point. Two of the angles are 148∘ and 95∘. What is the size of the third angle?
(1) 107∘
(2) 117∘
(3) 127∘
(4) 137∘
Answer: ____________ [2]
Question 2.
Straight lines PQ and RS intersect at point T. Angle PTR=68∘. What is the size of angle QTS?
(1) 22∘
(2) 68∘
(3) 112∘
(4) 122∘
Answer: ____________ [2]
Question 3.
A triangle has interior angles of 40∘, 40∘ and 100∘. What type of triangle is it?
(1) Equilateral
(2) Isosceles
(3) Right-angled
(4) Scalene
Answer: ____________ [2]
Question 4.
WXYZ is a rhombus. One of its angles is 65∘. What is the size of the angle opposite to it?
(1) 25∘
(2) 65∘
(3) 115∘
(4) 155∘
Answer: ____________ [2]
Question 5.
Angle x and an angle of 112∘ lie on a straight line. What is the value of x?
(1) 48∘
(2) 58∘
(3) 68∘
(4) 78∘
Answer: ____________ [2]
Section B: Short Answer (Questions 6–10, 3 marks each)
Question 6.
In the figure, AOB is a straight line. Angle AOC=35∘ and angle COD=90∘. Find angle DOB.
Image pending generation: diagram for Q6.
Working space:
Answer: ____________ [3]
Question 7.
Triangle XYZ is an isosceles triangle with XY=XZ. The vertex angle YXZ=40∘. Find the size of each base angle (∠XYZ and ∠XZY).
Working space:
Answer: ____________ [3]
Question 8.
PQRS is a parallelogram. Angle P=115∘. Find the sizes of angle Q, angle R and angle S.
Working space:
Answer: ____________ [3]
Question 9.
(a) A triangular sail has a base of 12 cm and a perpendicular height of 8 cm. Find its area. [1]
(b) Another triangle has the same area as the sail in (a) but a base of 16 cm. Find its perpendicular height. [2]
Working space:
Answers: (a) ____________ (b) ____________ [3]
Question 10.
Four angles meet at a point. Their sizes are x∘, 2x∘, 3x∘ and 30∘. Find the value of x.
Working space:
Answer: ____________ [3]
Section C: Structured Questions (Questions 11–15, 4 marks each)
Question 11.
ABCD is a trapezium with AB parallel to DC. Angle DAB=72∘ and angle BCD=115∘.
(a) Find angle ADC. [2]
(b) Find angle ABC. [2]
Working space:
Answers: (a) ____________ (b) ____________ [4]
Question 12.
The figure shows a composite shape made of a rectangle with an isosceles triangle sitting on top of it. Find the total area of the shape.
Image pending generation: diagram for Q12.
Working space:
Answer: ____________ [4]
Question 13.
A rectangular tank measures 25 cm by 12 cm. It contains water to a depth of 8 cm.
(a) Find the volume of water in the tank in cm3. [2]
(b) Express the volume of water in litres and millilitres. [2]
Working space:
Answers: (a) ____________ (b) ____________ [4]
Question 14.
In the figure, straight lines AB and CD intersect at point O. Angle AOC=55∘.
Image pending generation: diagram for Q14.
(a) Find angle BOD. Explain which angle property you used. [2]
(b) Find angle AOD. Show your working. [2]
Working space:
Answers: (a) ____________ (b) ____________ [4]
Question 15.
A wooden cube has edges of 6 cm.
(a) Find the volume of the cube. [2]
(b) Small cubes of edge 2 cm are cut from the large cube. How many small cubes can be made? [2]
Working space:
Answers: (a) ____________ (b) ____________ [4]
Section D: Problem Solving (Questions 16–20, 5 marks each)
Question 16.
In triangle DEF, angle E=x∘, angle D=3x∘ and angle F=48∘.
(a) Form an equation and find the value of x. [2]
(b) Find angle D and angle E. [1]
(c) Classify triangle DEF by its angles and by its sides, giving a reason for each classification. [2]
Working space:
Answers: (a) ____________ (b) ____________ (c) ____________ [5]
Question 17.
ABCD is a rhombus with angle ADC=104∘. The diagonal BD is drawn inside the rhombus.
(a) Explain why angle DAB=76∘. [1]
(b) Explain why triangle ABD is an isosceles triangle, and find angle ADB. [2]
(c) Find angle ABD. [2]
Working space:
Answers: (a) ____________ (b) ____________ (c) ____________ [5]
Question 18.
An empty rectangular tank has a base measuring 30 cm by 20 cm and a height of 15 cm.
(a) Find the capacity of the tank in cm3. [1]
(b) The tank contains water to a depth of 10 cm. Find the volume of water in litres. [2]
(c) How much more water, in cm3, is needed to fill the tank completely? [2]
Working space:
Answers: (a) ____________ (b) ____________ (c) ____________ [5]
Question 19.
In the figure, straight lines AB and CD intersect at point O. Ray OE lies between OC and OB. Angle AOC=65∘ and angle COE=40∘.
Image pending generation: diagram for Q19.
(a) Find angle BOD. [1]
(b) Find angle EOB. Show your working. [2]
(c) Is OE perpendicular to AB? Explain your answer. [2]
Working space:
Answers: (a) ____________ (b) ____________ (c) ____________ [5]
Question 20.
A rectangular tank measures 40 cm by 25 cm by 20 cm. It contains water to a depth of 18 cm. A metal cube of edge 10 cm is then placed inside the tank.
(a) Find the volume of water in the tank in cm3. [1]
(b) Find the volume of the cube in cm3. [1]
(c) Find the new depth of the water in the tank. [2]
(d) Will the water overflow from the tank? Explain your answer. [1]
Working space:
Answers: (a) ____________ (b) ____________ (c) ____________ (d) ____________ [5]
End of Quiz